April 17, 2025
MMA Board Chair Kim Tjaden, MD, MPH, took part in a Medicaid panel discussion organized by the Minnesota Department of Human Services on April 4 in St. Cloud.
Tjaden, a family medicine physician at CentraCare, was joined by Stearns County Commissioner Tarryl Clark, Nick Henderson with Stearns County Behavioral Health Services, and state Medicaid director John Connolly.
Proposed cuts of $880 billion in Medicaid at the national level could affect the lives of 1.3 million Minnesotans who are on Medicaid, which is known as Medical Assistance in Minnesota.
“The proposed $880 billion target is not just an abstract figure,” Connolly said. “It represents a direct threat to the health and well-being of countless Minnesotans and the stability of our health care system. These cuts would also deeply impact our healthcare providers, with rural hospitals and long-term care facilities, already facing financial strain, bearing the brunt. Medicaid dollars are a lifeline for these providers, and its erosion would destabilize our entire healthcare infrastructure.”
Panel discussions have also been held in Duluth, Mankato, Rochester and St. Paul.
Gov. Tim Walz and U.S. Rep Kelly Morrison, MD, held a similar roundtable discussion in Bloomington on April 15.
August 28, 2025
The apparent removal of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director, Susan Monarez, PhD, after just weeks on the job, further imperils the work of the CDC and the health of Americans. Her removal was followed by the resignations of other senior leaders at the CDC, who have accused HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. of undermining scientific recommendations for vaccines.
August 26, 2025
University of Minnesota President Rebecca Cunningham, MD, will speak at the Empowering Physicians: A Night of Learning & Connection event on Friday, September 26, from 4 to 9 pm, at the historic Hewing Hotel in downtown Minneapolis.
August 26, 2025
America's physicians are seeing a rise in misinformation and disinformation from patients these days, and it’s impacting patient care, according to a new study from the Physicians Foundation.